Graphic Design (Top-Up)

BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Top-Up)

Mode: full-time

The BA degree programme in Graphic Design engages you in all the key skills and roles of contemporary graphic design practice.

During the BA Degree in Graphic Design you will be encouraged to develop your individual style and identity through experimentation with media, materials, and processes. You will investigate and practise communicating your concepts through a broad range of design disciplines from brand identity to magazine design, illustration to multimedia and web based digital graphics.

Design research is seen to be of paramount importance and is the creative catalyst to inform all problem-solving strategies. The ability to record the entire design process from initial information gathering to the successful resolution of a communication problem is the key to becoming a successful graphic designer.

Academic and theoretical concepts are integrated into the BA Graphic Design programme to give greater articulation to your graphic design practice. Design theory and vocational realism in all programme assignments is further enhanced by provision of a work placement module taken in the first and second years of study. Placements and programmed specialist discipline pathways will be determined by your personal career direction.

The BA degree programme in Graphic Design encourages students to take ownership of their own learning through the acquisition of time management, scheduling and budgeting skills.

The presentation of project work will place equal emphasis on design and the ability to support creative thinking through written and verbal communication skills.

During the BA (Hons) top-up year you will be responsible for –
Self initiating a programme of theoretical and design production studies
Engaging with subject specific research and the production of a dissertation
Preparation of a self-promotional campaign to support career opportunities

Career opportunities

• Graphic Designer
• Digital Artist
• Art Director
• Publishing Designer
• Website Designer
• Multimedia Designer
• Brand Identity Designer